Where does “edistysmielinen” come from?

edistysmielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish edistys, from Finnish edistää, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

edistysmielinen (Finnish): progressive

Definitions

  1. progressive

Ancestry of “edistysmielinen”, step by step

edistysmielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish edistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedistysprogress
2Finnishedistääto advance, further, forward, help/urge forward,...
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës—
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

Words derived from “edistysmielinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Finnish esi- →
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